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■ .. ! . ■ THE GUIDE OMAHA NEBRASKA SATURDAY JUNE 30,1934 . -1 :
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! EDITORIAL j
WE SOUND THE ALARM
Race voters with a new determined and an express
intention rrjist meet the recent decision of the Nebraska
Supreme Court, holding House Roll 162, the re-district
ing measure4, introduced and passed by Representative
Johnny Owens, unconstitutional, ready to do battle at the
polls.
The new intention and determination should be
sent to a race representative to the legislature regardless
of the reverting of the boundaries of the district. It can
be done. It should be done.
War or p^ace-time battles are won by a well plan
ned and systematic campaign. That we may be assured
a race representative in the next legislature,', it is there
fore up to us to nominate a race randidate upon both the
republican and democratic ticket. This fight is bigger
than any one man. There should be in each ticket a .
single race candidate. The weaker race candidate) al
ready filed ojr anticipating fling should withdraw or de
cline to file in favor of the stronger man. Any can
didate or aspirant krtowing and realizing that he is the
weaker candidate, in view of the Supreme! Court’s de
cision on the re-districting measure, and who willfully
continues qir enters into the race is defeating the object
for which we have so long labored, and is not true to him
self or the community in which he lives. Let’s have one
raie candidate on each ticket, get behind him and give
' our all.
Each vdtetr should make himself a cqmmittee of
one tfo bring oct the largest registration in the history of
j Omaha. We have a great potential vote, half of which
lies dormant, disinterested and unregistered. Register
all of our votes and get them to the polls. We need have
no fear of the outcomeV The predominately white pre
cincts are registered and are the mighty giant of the dis
trict lying asleep, unconscious of or great power. All
we need do is stretch ofur arms and the prize is ours.
,Let us awaken. Heed the sound of the alarm.
We must not pass up our greatest safeguard, the
right to participate in government to dictate policy and to
select officers. We do pass up that opportunity when
we fail to register and vote. Regardless of what our
registration may be, REGISTER. Democrats of Re
publicans let’s nopninate a candidate on each of the tickets
I and make sure of race representation in the legislature.
Giant strength is needed to win this important fight.
i Is your neighbor registered? It is your duty to
i-find out. If he or she will not see the light dr be convin
ced of his responsibility, call the Omaha! Guide, and give
us his name and address. We will take up where you
left off.
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SOCIAL SINS
(DRUNKENNESS)
By Dr. A. G- Bearer
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Text: Woe to the drunkards of
Ephraim—Isaiah 28:1
Drunkenness is a social sin be
cause it. has its effect on society.
Sometimes it is erroneously said that
"the < unkard hurts nobody but him
self,” ut this is impossible
1. Contrast- It would be foolish
to argue that the man that sets fire
to his house harms no one but him
self- If his house bums it will cause
the destruction of others- The man
who is a victim of venereal disease is
a sardous menace to his fellows- So,
the individual who is given to drunk
enness sins against society.
2. Some Specifications. T h e I
drunkard weakness his body and un
fits himself for service to humanity, i
He robs his family, depriving them
of creature comforts and necessary
enlightenment. He encourages others
to drink and thus aids and abets all
the evil consequences of thefir errors
and sins- .
B- Fixing Responsibility- -Ths
responsible for the terrible conse
quences of drink- Manufacturers,
dealers wholesale and retail, the peo
ple who vote to authorise sale of
strong drink, all are “partic^ps crim
inis ” All of these are concerned, are
guilty, and are responsible for the
consequences of this awful social sin
PROVERBS AND PARABLES
(“A Bird in the Hand”)
By A- B- Mann
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
The sense of this is made clear by
use of the numeral one- This is the
sense—one hird in the hand is worth
two birds in the bush- The warning
is against under valuation of what
one has, because of his hope for big
ger or better things- It cautions also,
against excessive optimism that
would cause ona to neglect what is
manifestly certain for some glaring,
appealing uncertainty.
This axiom is in line with the ad
i monition not to “miss the substance
and catch the shadow-”
00 YOU KNOW WHY - - They Have Everything Hi an fleanment House—Except Home r_ ' *»»» 8? --
SECOND DEATH NOTE
KEEPS DENDY LYNCH
TNG WITNESSES NORTH
NEW YORK. June 19—An anony
letter threatening death to William
Cb-awford, one of the important wit
nesses of the lynching of Norris Dendy
at Clinton, S. C- on July 4, 1933, if
he r,iturned to the state, and follow
ing upon receipt of a similar letter
by Clara Bell Peake, another witness,
halted the testimony, in person, of
them and Ernest Mims, before the
Latf -ens County grand jury last week
in SSouth Carolina- The grand jury
however, already has in its pos
session the information given by the
three colored witnesses, who wer>
sent to Clinton last February 20, at
the expense of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People
In a letter inclosing a j’hotostatic j
copy of the death letter addressed to :
Crawford and urging prompt action '
in the matter, Walter Whit?, N- A
A- C- P secretary, has written Gover
nor Ibra Q Blackwood, of South
Carolina, declaring that, “It is becom
ing increasingly evident that certain
of the officials of South Carolina
and Laurens County are determined
to do nothing to b 'ing to justice the
known lynchers of Norris D.ndy, In
all the history of lynching there has
never been a more flagrant example
than this one of the state’s inability
to act or its unwillingness to act- We
wish to ask specifically what steps you
as Governor have taken both to in
ure arr:st and punishment of the
lynch:vrs and also to stimulate public
opinoin to support the punitive action
against the lynchers-”
The letter further points out that
South Carolina has failed to act for
eleven months, thus supplying addi
tional evidence of the necessity for ,
a federal anti-lynching law.
LABOR MARCHES ON
David Lawrence, the emin
ent commentator on national
issues, makes this observation:
“The labor unions in a political
year are driving to get every advan
tage they can. This is the heyday of
their power ”
Far from revolutionary, the at
tack of the labor movement has
mowed down opposition in high
places of government and in strorg
holds of private industry. Not repre
sented fully on NRA boards and to
no extent on code authorities, the
protest made by labor is becoming
increasingly articulate and vocal- In
deed it is doubtful if the settlement
until labor's views are made kncwn
If they are not volunteered, proceed
ings wait while mediators stop, look
and listen to see that the way is clear
of labor entanglements
Tag—Abbe Wallace
So powerful has this sentiment be
come that it bids fair to developing
into a majoir political issue- There
are signs of this already in the legis.
lation which Senator Wagner has in
troduced- The following is an illus
tration of the sweeping proposals
contained in his Bill:
“It shall be an unfair labor prac
tice for an employer, or anyone act
ing in his interest, directly or indir
ectly to attempt by interference, in
fluence, restraint, favor, coercion, or
lockout, or by ary other means, to
impair the rights of enlployes guar
anteed under section four (collective
bargaining), dn to refuse to recognize
and deal with rep esentatives of his
employes, or to fail to exert every
reasonable effort to make and main
tain agreements with such represent
atives concerning wages, hou*!, and
other conditions of employment.”
In the main the Wagner proposals
parallel the basic objectives of the
National Industrial Recovery Act;
and should) therefore, not deserve
the charges of predatory privilege
ascribed to the Bill by employers.
The chief difference between these
two measures is that the Bill now
pending gives to employes equal ad
vantages with employers; for in
stance, in the case of the NRA, only
employers sit on the various code
authorities whereas in the Wagner
Bill provision is made for a board re
presentative of employers, employes
and the public to which board are
delegated broad poweiie of interpre
tation and enforcement
It is this advantage that gives Ne
groes occasion for concern. Looking
back over the years the labor move
ment has been weak in its defense of
the rights of NegTO working men- It
has at times been hostile. It not only
refuses membeaship to Negroes but
in refusing them automatically with
holds employment from them. Ne
groes who are members are frequent
ly denied the opportunity to work on
closed shop jobs because their fellow
white unionists—sometimes members
of the same local with Neg"oes—are
too prejudiced to work with them
Under the NRA thee discrimina
i tory practices have not ceased. In
some respects they have become
more burdensome- It is not to be
wondered at. then, that Negro work
ows should feel concerned for their
future over the impending Bill which
grants more advantage to labor than
does the National Industrial Re
covery Act
Of the men and women normally
engaged in making a living in the
United States, about one in every
, :ght is a Negro- Of the number of
trade unionists n the counU-y, n°t
nr in fifty is a Negro- If the labor
representatives on the board set up
n the Wagner Bill should come from
I-he A. F- of L- they might come from
one of the Federation’s nationals
which permit no Negroes to join its
•anks. If they come from the four
Brotherhoods of Railway Empoyees
it is a certainty that Negroes will
not be represented since this group
bans Negroes from membership with
out a single exception- In any event
the most optimistic conjecture will
allow for no aggressive steps on be
half of Negro workers by the major
labor organizations.
It is important that Negro work
ers should consider the possible ef
fect upon their future employment
of this continued growth of labor's
influence and power- Under the NR A
labor has been a silent partner with
government along the entire recov
ery front- The Wagno- Bill elevates
labor to the dominant position of an
active, operating co-partner with the
employer and the public, each hav
ing equal rights and authority- If, as
it has been pointed out above, the
NRA under the guidance of the dom
inant personality of General Hugh S
Johnson, has pa\nitted labor unions
1 to continue their restrictions against
Negroes, what might not be expected
i when organized labor is given great
er prestige and control?
i But complaining such as this is
| neitha* statesmanlike nor self re
specting. There are more effective
approaches to the problem within the
control of the Negro group, and these
should be used- Appeals by profes
sional groups and protesting confer
ences have not been effective- The
Negpo is not represented by others
nor allowed to represent himself be
cause he has been too inarticulate to
justify being appointed to boards and
to warrant adequate consideration of
his just complaints, So far as the
writer knows, there has not been du
lling the past twenty years a nation
al labor congress of Negro workers
Groups outside of the labor move
ment have frequently denounced at
national conferences the discrimina
tion practiced against Negro workers
by organized labor, but Negro work
ers themselves have not analyzed
their own problem nor harnessed
their strength in defense of their
own welfare
Looking toward such an objective,
the National Urban League has
launched a program designed to pro
mote, stimulate and perpetuate col
lective action among Negro workers
for the purpose of effecting their
full participation in the American
labor movement, by presenting the
problem of Negro labor to Federal
bodies, securing the admission of
Negro workers in all organized lab
or groups, working for a non racial
labor movement obtainable through
the joint action of white and Negro
labor, fighting against discrimina
tory wage and work policies and
practices, and carrying on a continu
ous program to gain appropriate re
cognition in all relationships
The first step in the organization
of this interest and awareness is the
promotion of workers’ study groups
in all parts of the country- There
will be an advisory committee on
which authorities on industrial pro
blems will secwe and a large commit
tee of leading men and women will
give moral and financial sponsorship
to the movement.
EDUCATION OF NATIVE
AND MINORITY GROUPS
To throw light on educational pro
blems and progress among various
native and minority groups of peoples
in the United States and its outlying
parts, the Federal Office of Educa
tion today announced publication of
a useful reference guidebook, “The
Education of Native and Minority
Groups, A Bibliography, 1923-1932 ”
Probably the first publication of its
kind ever issued, this Government
bulletin supplies source information
about Indians living in continental
United States, Alaska and native
Alaskans, the American West Indies
(Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands),
the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, Canal
Zone, Gaum and Samoa
“There has been a failure to give
deliberate consideration to colonial
education its rightful place in the
program of social incorporation of in
digenous peoples,” Katherine M- Cook,
coauthor of the Office of Education
publication, and Chief of the Federal
Office of Education Special Problems
Division said today. “The apparent
attitude in the past has been, that
since education is a good thing, offer
ing schools to such groups was in
itself a good thing, and adequate so
far as educational and social needs
are concerned- Schools too often were
patterned after those designed for the
dominant group, without definite ob
jectives adapted to the particular sit
uations to be met
“Fortunately this attitude is chang
ing on the part of thoughtful people,
not only in the United States, but
throughout the world,” reports Mrs
Cook- “and education’s part in the
evolution now under way among in
digenous peoples from p dmitive ways
to those complicated western civiliza
tion is of growing interest and con
cern
“There are in continental United
States large Indian and Negro pop
ulations still in process of attaining
complete integration into American
life- Native or minority groups in
our outlying parts widely scattered
throughout the globe number more
than 14 millions in population, and
live in territory more than 711,609
square miles in area,
i “An increased knowledge of condi
tions and influencing education of so
many millions of Americans who
possess different racial traits and
characteristics and speak many dif
ferent languages is very important
Our more complete understanding of
their education, a significant agent
in their socal and economic rehabilita
tion, and in their integration into
Western civilization and culture
should lead to bettar mutual under
standing and further scientific stud
ies of social and educational problems-’
Florence E- Reynolds of the Office
of Education Special Problems Div
ision is coauthor of the publication
which includes references concerning
the social and economic background
of the various native and minority
groups, general educational conditions
aq|d problems, i^oblems of pchool
organization, curriculum, teaching me
thods, personnel studies of signific
ance, and official reports- The bull
etin, 1933 No- 12, is available from
the Superintendent of Documents,
Washington. D- C- (Price 5 cents )
This publication includes also a care
fully selected list of studies of race
delations and attitudes, and references
to practices folowed and progress
made by countries other than the
Usited States in meeting educational
problems of minority groups- It will
be supplemented from time to time
by up-to-date lists so that complete
and current information on the sub
ject will be available
“These Are Our Gods”
By R- A. Adams
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
“These are our gods; they brought us
forth
From Egypt and its bondage sore.
Unto this goodly land, so now
These we should worship and adore-”
Thus cried apostate Israel
Even unto Jehovah’s face.
Yet knowing their deliverance
Was product of His wondrous grace
i
So, suppliant bows America
To idols, crying, “These are they
Which our deliverance wrought
Hence, unto them we’d homage pay ”
And as was true of Israel
America e’en now, begins
To meet her doom, and like the Jews
Must pay ful measure for her sins.
Remains alone one only way
Destruction die to crcumvent—
America, like Nineveh,
In dust and ashes must repent
Weekly Short Sermon
By Dr- A. G. Bearer
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Text: Every nation made gods of
its own—IIKings 17:29
In many ways the nations of today
are making gods of their own; and
the consequences are sad to contem
plate- Our own nation is among the
guilty ones
1- Wealth. Wealth represents
all material things. This is indeed a
materialistic age- This worship of
wealth is manifest in the conduct of
those who heap up riches, pile up
more than they ever can use and then
continue to pile up just for the love
of it
2. Pleasures and Amusements.
Pleasures , and amusements receive
the homage of the nations- It was
said of Israel. “The people sat down
to eat and drink and rose up to day ”
So- there are thousands who worship
amusements and pleasures- Perhaps
the moving picture shows bring in
more money than any otheT thing
Inebriation is considered a source of
pleasure- The things of lesser value
receive more consideration than those
worthwhile
3. Carnal Lu^s- Paul wrote of
those who made their bellies their
gods. Many do that today- Epicurean
ism is universal With conventions
and safeguards tot-p down and
trampled, “sex” is one of the supreme
gods of the nations of this wicked
age- On the altar of carnal pleasures
thousands place all they have They
allow the fires of passion to consume
the things of finder fibre and of eter
nal value These, inordinate desire
for wealth, the American madness
for pleasure, and the surrender to
carnal passons, are working national
destruction- As we celebrate the
nation’s natal day we had better give
consideration to these things- It
would be wise for the rulers to read
over and over all of the 115th Psalm.
Tag—Maxie Miller Writes
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Married at 14—now in love with
another man — husband good and
treats wife well, but she can't be
happy—tempted to run away—better
not—read “East Lynn” and “Madam
X”.
_
jMecxie
Miller
Writes
(For Advice, write to Maxie Mill
er, care of Literary Service Bureau
516 Minnesota Avenue
I wonder what you would do in the
mess I’m in- I got married at 14 ami
now I’m madly in love with another
man- Hubbie is good to me, gives the
all I need, and 1 hate to hurt him,
but I want to be happy. I’m tempted
to run away with this man- What
would you do? Tell me quick—Willie
Mae.
Willie Mae: You are unfortunate.
You had no business getting married
when you were just a kid. I wonder
wnat your mother was thinking?
Perhaps yr.u did not have a mother’s
advice. But you are married now, and
since your husband is good to you,
you’d better stick to him. This love
may be but an infatuation that will
wear off, with time. Then, this man
might take you away, tire of you and
drop you down. Have you read “East
Lynn” and “Madam X”? Read them
and take warnng—Maxie Miller.
SET my feet In thy way, dear God!
It will be easy then
tread the paths the aslnts hare
trod
Far from the haunts of men.
There are two roads that I may take.
One climbs to starry heights.
And one, pursued for the Tain world's
sake.
Is lost In bitter nights!
Set my feet In thy way, oh Lord,
And let me see the sweep
Of white-clad angels moving toward
Thy presence, still and deep.
There Is a loveliness scarce seen
Except by inner eyes,
That lifts our souls beyond the mean.
And makes us fine and wise.
Set Lay feet in thy way, dear God,
, And may my spirit find
!n reaching upward, with the clod,
The growth for me designed.
There is a fuller life for me
Above the common day.
Help me to reach It finally!
Set my feet in thy way!
(Coprrlebt.)—WNU Sarvls*.
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Qfmaha, Nebraska.
June 23rd, 1934.
Mr. C- C- Galloway.
Business Manager,
The Omaha Guide,
City.
Dear Mr- Galloway:
During my time as General Fore
man of the Street Department I was
happy in all those twelve years to
number among my friends the hun
dreds of colored people in your neigh
borhood- The name Bill Green was
always known to be ready to lend a
helping hand whether it was furnish
ing coal and fuel, or helping needy
families get moved.
You remember Mr. Galloway that
in the Street Department you could
always find your people represented
fairly on that payroll. This was as
it should be- Some forty or fifty col
ored men worked directly under me.
Now, I am in the position of asking
a favor from these colored people
who I was happy to help. I am a
candidate on the Democratic ticket
i for County Surveyor. I know that
I your people appreciate my long record
of aidng them everytipie I could.
I feel that when these many colored
people find out that I am asking that
they support me now in my race for
County Surveyor on the Democratic
Ticket their answer is going to be
“We are for Bll Green because Bill
Green was for us ”
Colored people appreciate my help,
and when I am elected County Sur
veyor, you can depend on my continu
ed fairness in every detail. I will
be as considerate in the future aa I
have in the past- To those people
that know ate. this means just wbat
it says
Thanking you personally for any
help that I may receive, either
through your fine newspaper or your
many friends
I am yours respectivey,
Wiliam (Bill) Green....